language devices

Question 1

What’s a metaphor?

Answer 1

A metaphor is a figure of speech in which you say something is another thing. You create an analogy to compare or liken the two things.
example her laughter was music to my ears

Question 2

What’s pathetic fallacy?

Answer 2

Pathetic fallacy is when a writer gives human emotions to things that are not human, such as objects, animals or, most commonly, the weather.

Question 3

What’s a simile?

Answer 3

A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Question 4

What’s personification?

Answer 4

Personification is when you give human characteristics to something non-human to create imagery.

Question 5

What’s a pun?

Answer 5

A pun is a joke or a play on words which exploits the different possible meanings of a word. A pun makes fun of the fact that there are other words which sound the same but have different meanings.
example I used to be a baker but I couldn’t make enough dough so I decided to become a banker instead
dough is brad making ingreadebts and money

Question 6

What’s a hyperbole?

Answer 6

A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement, not meant to be taken literally, but used to create a dramatic effect.
I’m so tired I could sleep for a million years

Question 7

What’s an oxymoron?

Answer 7

An oxymoron is when two contrasting ideas are combined for dramatic effect or to create a comedic effect.

Question 8

What’s alliteration?

Answer 8

Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words near to each other. These are the same sounds, not necessarily the same letters (e.g. ‘ph’ and ‘f’ may sound the same in some words).

Question 9

What’s sibilance?

Answer 9

Sibilance is a more specific form of alliteration, which focuses on ‘s’ sounds.

Question 10

What’s assonance?

Answer 10

Assonance is when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.
the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain ai

Question 11

What’s onomatopoeia?

Answer 11

Onomatopoeia is when the way the word sounds imitates the sound it is describing. boom

Question 12

What’s emotive language?

Answer 12

Emotive language is when language is used to create a strong emotional response – this could be any emotion, such as anger, excitement, happiness, sadness, etc.

Question 13

What’s an adjective To

Answer 13

a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun silly yellow fun fast

Question 14

What is a verb

Answer 14

An verb is an doing word Jump run walk

Question 15

What is an noun

Answer 15

A noun is a word that names something, such as a person, place, thing, or idea.

Question 16

What’s an adverb

Answer 16

An adverb is a describing word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It adds more information about how, when, where, or to what extent something is done. An example is “quickly” in the sentence “She ran quickly.”